Nature Communications (Jun 2022)

Adipocyte-derived kynurenine promotes obesity and insulin resistance by activating the AhR/STAT3/IL-6 signaling

  • Teng Huang,
  • Jia Song,
  • Jia Gao,
  • Jia Cheng,
  • Hao Xie,
  • Lu Zhang,
  • Yu-Han Wang,
  • Zhichao Gao,
  • Yi Wang,
  • Xiaohui Wang,
  • Jinhan He,
  • Shiwei Liu,
  • Qilin Yu,
  • Shu Zhang,
  • Fei Xiong,
  • Qing Zhou,
  • Cong-Yi Wang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31126-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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Kynurenine, a tryptophan metabolite, is increased in the circulating plasma of obese individuals, but the source has been unclear. Here, the authors show in mice that mature adipocytes produce kynurenine, with vitamin B6 administration preventing accumulation and protecting against high-fat diet.